June 2012
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On Censorship
Salman Rushie recently wrote in a New Yorker op-ed : “You will even find people who will give you the argument that censorship is good for artists because it challenges their imagination. This is like arguing that if you cut a man’s arms off you can praise him for learning to write with a pen held between his teeth. Censorship is not good for art, and it is even worse for artists...
“Actually that’s my secret — I can’t even talk about you to anybody because I...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tender is The Night (via effyeahliteraryquotes)
“We spend too much time trying to convince others, instead of believing in...”
– James de la Vega (via themissive)
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Francis Cabrel - Les murs de poussière
Celui qui...
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Колыбельная медведицы (Lullaby Of...
“The creative act requires not only freedom but also this assumption of freedom....”
– Salman Rushdie, “On Censorship” (via leopoldgursky)
“If it is arrogant to wish to do the best that you can in your own way, then,...”
– Paris Review - The Art of Fiction No. 150, Jeanette Winterson (via leopoldgursky)
“Don’t explain. People only hear what they want to hear.”
– Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)
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me: omg i have so much stuff to do
me: i don't even have enough time for all this
me:
me: *opens tumblr*
“Happy Mother’s Day !”
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“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
– Confucius (via arpeggia)
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WatchDebate : Ban College Football
pro : Malcolm Gladwell, Buzz Bissinger
con : Jason Whitlock, Tim Green
“Keep your anger and hatred for another day, for later on. The day will come, but...”
– Elie Wiesel, Night (via bookmania)
